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EPA's Indoor Air Quality  - http://www.epa.gov/iaq/  Information for homeowner, schools, commercial buildings and environmental professional on indoor air quality. Extensive links to sites.  Building Air Quality's Indoor Air Quality Resource Site  - http://www.baq1.com  Consulting firm provides information on a wide range of IAQ topics, including sick building syndrome, mold, fungi, air duct cleaning, ozone generators, and investigation of indoor air.  The Inside Story - A Guide to Indoor Air Quality  - http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html  EPA's booklet on IAQ.  Residential Air-Cleaning Devices - A Summary of Available Information  - http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/residair.html  EPA's booklet on indoor air cleaning devices for the home.  American Lung Association report on Air Cleaning Devices  - http://www.lungusa.org/pub/cleaners/air_clean_toc.html  Residential Air Cleaning Devices: Types, Effectiveness, and Health Impact.  Homeowners Candle Soot Damage Discussion Board  - http://disc.server.com/Indices/41692.html  This message board is for the discussion of problems associated with candle soot deposition in homes. Exchange of mitigation or clean up techniques, health concerns, identification of brands & types of candles is encouraged.  California Indoor Air Quality Program  - http://www.cal-iaq.org/  From the California Department of Health Services. Lots of info. Great factsheets: mold, classrooms and air quality, asbestos, hazards of ozone-generating air cleaning devices, and selecting an indoor air quality consultant.  Homepage of Professor Richard Corsi  - http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/corsi/  Information about our air quality research program at The University of Texas at Austin.  Indoor Air Quality  - http://www.flex.net/~lonestar/indoor.htm  Advice on ways to improve the air quality inside your home or place of business.  You Are What You Breathe  - http://members.tripod.com/~Witty38/index.html  A candid discussion of the use of ozone for indoor air purification and state-of-the-art air purifiers.  Sick Building Syndrome and You  - http://www.presenting.net/sbs/sbs.html  Symptoms, hazards, remedies, links to other informative sites and a personal account of the disease.  Indoor Environment Notebook  - http://www.bsu.edu/web/IEN  An expert answers questions related to indoor air pollution, sick building syndrome, and irritants. Includes a 'question of the week' section.  Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes  - http://www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/  Basic information for consumers on indoor air quality in their homes. Sponsored by US EPA and other organizations.  American Indoor Air Quality Council  - http://www.indoor-air-quality.org  A non-profit organization for indoor air quality professionals and technicians. Offers IAQ training and certification.  Residential Indoor Air Quality  - http://www.its-canada.com/reed/iaq/index.htm  Comprehensive guide. Pollutants and their sources are identified along with known health effects, exposure guidelines and pollutant control strategies.  Risk Management Internet Services - Indoor Air  - http://www.rmis.com/sites/indindoo.htm  Providing paid subscribers with a directory of indoor air quality materials on subjects including sick building syndrome and legionella.  Indoor Air Quality - Tata Energy Research Institute  - http://www.teriin.org/indoor/indoor.htm  Information and analysis on indoor air quality in India and other developing countries including indoor air quality in commercial buildings, biomass cooking fuels, and in-vehicle exposure.  International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate  - http://www.ie.dtu.dk/isiaq/  Non-profit organization whose purpose is to address indoor air quality. Founded in 1992 by 109 international scientists.  ACDoctor - Indoor Air Quality in Your Home  - http://www.acdoctor.com/air_quality/indoor_air_quality.htm  About identifying, preventing and correcting IAQ problems in residential settings. Commercial site.  Consumer Information: Reducing Indoor Air Pollution  - http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/rediap.htm  Brochure covers sources of indoor air pollution and what you can do about each source.  CEC Consultants, Inc. - Indoor Air Quality FAQ  - http://www.cec-consultants.com/ventilate/iaqfaqs.htm  Introduction to IAQ and sick building syndrome.  The Indoor Air Quality Association  - http://www.iaqa.org/  Nonprofit organization conducting education and research. Offers professional training, testing, and credentials in air quality and mold remediation fields. Includes organization information and links to related sites.  Greenguard Environmental Institute  - http://www.greenguard.org  A scientific, third party board to establish environmental standards for indoor products and building materials. Aims to improve public health and quality of life by encouraging and helping manufacturers to build better, safer products and to uphold environmental practices in product development, manufacturing, and distribution.  The Turmoil Over Mold in Buildings  - http://nytimes.com/2003/03/23/realestate/23COV.html  New York Times article provides a discussion of health and legal (US) concerns related to mold and mildew and gives advice to homeowners and building managers. [Requires free registration.]  Mold Tips  - http://www.moldtips.com/  National Association of Homebuilders provides advice on testing, prevention, and control.  Ohio Toxic Mold and IAQ Information  - http://www.ohiotoxicmold.com/  Information on toxic mold, asbestos, radon, lead and other indoor air quality issues  Smoking and Ventilation Standards  - http://www.no-smoke.org/getthefacts.php?dp=d20  Do ventilation systems remove secondhand smoke from indoor air, or just the odor? Information from Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights.  Mold, Mildew, Fungus and Other Indoor Quality Problems  - http://www.health.ri.gov/environment/risk/indoor.php  Provides links to resources that "provide information on maintaining good indoor air quality and eliminating problems associated with mold and mildew."  Smoking and Indoor Air Quality  - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/tobacco/index.html  Health Canada factsheet. "Indoor air can become contaminated from many sources, but the most harmful and widespread contaminant of indoor air is tobacco smoke."